Band application of slurry in orchards using a prototype spreader with an automatic rate controller

Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 130-138

  Gioelli, Fabrizio ^a   Balsari, Paolo ^a   Dinuccio, Elio ^a   Airoldi, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automatic rate control; Orchards organic fertilisation; Slurry band application

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; FORESTRY; HOSE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORCHARDS; SOIL MECHANICS;

AMMONIA EMISSIONS; APPLICATION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTION DEVICES; FERTILISATION; RATE CONTROL SYSTEMS; RATE CONTROLS; TARGET APPLICATION; TOTAL NITROGEN CONTENT;

SPREADERS;

EID: 84896970585     PISSN: 15375110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2014.02.012     Document Type: Article

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